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Website and blog for naturalist and writer Kelly Brenner.Mon, 14 May 2018 17:27:21 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5TheMetropolitanFieldGuidehttps://feedburner.google.comField Journal: Churchill – Twin Lakes to Bird Covehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/VRttkEqo9_M/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-twin-lakes-bird-cove/#respondWed, 24 Jan 2018 00:51:27 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=17636<p>Churchill, Manitoba is a flat landscape, most of the topography long ago scraped away by glaciers. However, we were on our way to see Churchill&#8217;s highest point as part of my learning vacation with the &#160;Churchill Northern Studies Centre. We took a long drive on a bumpy road which slowly became more of a track [&#8230;]</p>
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http://www.metrofieldguide.com/2017-review-books/#respondWed, 20 Dec 2017 22:42:17 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=17630<p>Somehow I managed to read 74 books during the year, so far, not counting picture books. They range from natural history to poetry, graphic novels and much in between. Below is a selection of some of the most notable books I read this year. You can see the complete list on my 2017 Goodreads Reading [&#8230;]</p>
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http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-cape-merry/#respondSat, 02 Dec 2017 00:21:53 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=17572<p>Sitting on the opposite side of the mouth of the Churchill River from the Prince of Wales Fort is Cape Merry. Our Churchill Northern Studies Centre&#160;group stopped here twice and we were able to get out and explore the rocky landscape, while staying close together in case of polar bears. The short boardwalk leads up [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-cape-merry/">Field Journal: Churchill &#8211; Cape Merry</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com">The Metropolitan Field Guide</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~4/vTft1enZidI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-cape-merry/feed/0http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-cape-merry/Field Journal: Churchill – Sloop Cove & Prince of Wales Forthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/wMBR_0i4VSo/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-sloop-cove-prince-wales-fort/#respondMon, 30 Oct 2017 23:50:24 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=17187<p>To get to Sloop Cove in Churchill, Manitoba, you have to cross the Churchill River on a zodiac. Our Churchill Northern Studies Centre group all squeezed into the boat and skimmed across the surface of the river for the short ride to the beach landing near the cove. We were met by our Parks Canada [&#8230;]</p>
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http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-rocket-range-and-ramsay-trail/#respondTue, 17 Oct 2017 23:58:29 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=17031<p>In the middle of August I took a solo adventure trip to Churchill, Manitoba. It was my first time away from my five year old daughter and I was quite excited to return north after being in the Finnish Lapland earlier in the summer. I had discovered the Churchill Northern Studies Centre&#160;earlier in the year, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-rocket-range-and-ramsay-trail/">Field Journal: Churchill &#8211; Rocket Range and Ramsay Trail</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com">The Metropolitan Field Guide</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~4/80QHeTJQfUs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-rocket-range-and-ramsay-trail/feed/0http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-churchill-rocket-range-and-ramsay-trail/Field Journal: Pyhä-Luosto National Park – Part 3http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/AwYICR0VV6o/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-3/#respondThu, 21 Sep 2017 16:55:56 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=16882<p>On our third and final day at&#160;Pyhä-Luosto National Park we once again found ourselves heading towards Isokuru and again I heard the cuckoo. Just like the previous days it tricked me again and I never did get to see it. We descended the same set of stairs we were becoming quite familiar with and turned [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-3/">Field Journal: Pyhä-Luosto National Park – Part 3</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com">The Metropolitan Field Guide</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~4/AwYICR0VV6o" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-3/feed/0http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-3/Field Journal: Pyhä-Luosto National Park – Part 2http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/SeEHWHC5Xtw/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-2/#respondWed, 20 Sep 2017 17:15:33 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=16546<p>Our second day at&#160;Pyhä-Luosto National Park in the Finnish Lapland began with me pointing out that we had not yet seen the bird on the park&#8217;s logo, a Siberian jay despite descriptions of the park saying they were very common and regularly investigated visitors. No sooner had we entered the park that morning, than the [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-2/">Field Journal: Pyhä-Luosto National Park – Part 2</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com">The Metropolitan Field Guide</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~4/SeEHWHC5Xtw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-2/feed/0http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-2/Field Journal: Pyhä-Luosto National Park – Part 1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/dP99_dgCYW0/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-1/#respondWed, 13 Sep 2017 02:34:48 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=16294<p>O tell her, Swallow, thou that knowest each,&#160; That bright and fierce and fickle is the South,&#160; And dark and true and tender is the North.&#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#8211; Alfred Tennyson When I last visited [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-1/">Field Journal: Pyhä-Luosto National Park &#8211; Part 1</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com">The Metropolitan Field Guide</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~4/dP99_dgCYW0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-1/feed/0http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-pyha-luosto-national-park-part-1/Field Journal: Viikki Nature Reservehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/jkTfl89gJF4/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-viikki-nature-reserve/#respondSat, 02 Sep 2017 21:55:52 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=16205<p>One of the most memorable places I visited the last time I was in Helsinki was the Viikki Nature Reserve and I wanted to return again this trip. Although we spent time exploring the Kivinokka area this summer, it isn&#8217;t technically part of the nature reserve. There are many different habitats in the nature reserve [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-viikki-nature-reserve/">Field Journal: Viikki Nature Reserve</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com">The Metropolitan Field Guide</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~4/jkTfl89gJF4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-viikki-nature-reserve/feed/0http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-viikki-nature-reserve/Field Journal: Late Summer Dragons at Magnusonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/5J2w06xr_uo/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-late-summer-dragons-magnuson/#respondMon, 28 Aug 2017 16:31:31 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=16128<p>A month ago I attended a dragonfly class at Magnuson Park with dragonfly expert, Dennis Paulson. He talked about the dragonfly&#8217;s life cycle during the class portion, then we went out to Magnuson Park in Seattle to look at the odes. The season had already begun to fade as many he had seen just a [&#8230;]</p>
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http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-harakka-island-helsinki/#respondWed, 09 Aug 2017 20:25:16 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=15981<p>Harakka Island is a stone&#8217;s throw from the shore in Helsinki and as we waited for the boat to arrive to shuttle us there, I watched large groups of Barnacle Geese wandering around the park and swimming in the water. Some had goslings, but they stayed apart from a large group of geese without young. [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-harakka-island-helsinki/">Field Journal: Harakka Island, Helsinki</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.metrofieldguide.com">The Metropolitan Field Guide</a>.</p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~4/0PdrakLunwQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-harakka-island-helsinki/feed/0http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-harakka-island-helsinki/Field Journal: Kivinokka, Helsinkihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheMetropolitanFieldGuide/~3/nQYiuaNMX-U/
http://www.metrofieldguide.com/field-journal-kivinokka-helsinki/#respondSat, 05 Aug 2017 22:10:10 +0000http://www.metrofieldguide.com/?p=15827<p>While we were in Helsinki we visited the Kivinokka area a couple of times because we were staying within easy walking distance of it. The last time I visited Finland I had taken a short trip to Kivinokka and remembered seeing a lot of birds in the forest area. It&#8217;s just outside the boundary of [&#8230;]</p>
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